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Bank Savers Get Zero Returns – Is It Time To Invest In Bond Funds?

January 3, 2013 By Problem Bank List Staff Leave a Comment

Many former bank savers, disgusted by the near zero rates offered on their savings by banks, have increasingly turned to bond funds as a means of harvesting interest income. Since 2008, when the Federal Reserve decided to force interest rates to unprecedented lows, investors have poured a staggering $1 trillion into bond funds.  Will 2013 […]

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